I was browsing YouTube and ran across a video of a Samsung washer with a recirculation spray running on Eco40-60.
So I thought that's unusual.
So then by some quick googling I found out:
They launched 18kg washers and dryers in select EU countries.
The washer is the WF18T8000GW. I found it in French and Spanish labeling.
https://www.samsung.com/fr/washers-and-dryers/washing-machines/wf8000tk-18kg-white-wf18t8000gw-ef/
1100rpm spin, C-rating for energy, actually reaches 60C on Cotton's.
Cycle times are surprisingly reasonable at 3h for a full 18kg load.
It uses over 4kWh for that load, so 2h of heating and probably not much in terms of temp hold.
The dryer is even weirder.
It's rated at 18kg with a drum just above 200l - so realistically more like 10kg.
https://www.samsung.com/fr/washers-and-dryers/dryers/dv8700tk-16kg-black-dv16t8520bv-ef/
It is A+++, supposedly a hybrid dryer?
B condensation Rating.
Full load takes close to 5:40h.
So not even that slow per kg.
Half load - still 9kg - in 3h: actually pretty decent for an A+++ dryer!
So finally a real successor to the Whirlpool Duet clones over here.
And finally a "useable" large format dryer!
The dryer alone might be worth dealing with French controls.
My best guess these are once again based on Samsung's most current US designs.
Probably a 7.1cuft dryer and a 4.x washer.
But the dryer has to be some kind of weird Frankenstein thing.
The labeling for the refrigerant suggests some HUGE heat pump, but cycle times don't.
So have they just taken the regular A+++ heat pump base and slapped it into a huge cabinet?
But why only in certain EU countries?
Changing the stickers on the facia really isn't much of a hazzle, right?
They are all EU regulation compliant and have to be CE approved, so they can be sold anywhere in the EU.
Why not here in Germany?
The channel on YT I found them in was Öko LAV864, they have a whole bunch of videos on there if you want to check them out.
So I thought that's unusual.
So then by some quick googling I found out:
They launched 18kg washers and dryers in select EU countries.
The washer is the WF18T8000GW. I found it in French and Spanish labeling.
https://www.samsung.com/fr/washers-and-dryers/washing-machines/wf8000tk-18kg-white-wf18t8000gw-ef/
1100rpm spin, C-rating for energy, actually reaches 60C on Cotton's.
Cycle times are surprisingly reasonable at 3h for a full 18kg load.
It uses over 4kWh for that load, so 2h of heating and probably not much in terms of temp hold.
The dryer is even weirder.
It's rated at 18kg with a drum just above 200l - so realistically more like 10kg.
https://www.samsung.com/fr/washers-and-dryers/dryers/dv8700tk-16kg-black-dv16t8520bv-ef/
It is A+++, supposedly a hybrid dryer?
B condensation Rating.
Full load takes close to 5:40h.
So not even that slow per kg.
Half load - still 9kg - in 3h: actually pretty decent for an A+++ dryer!
So finally a real successor to the Whirlpool Duet clones over here.
And finally a "useable" large format dryer!
The dryer alone might be worth dealing with French controls.
My best guess these are once again based on Samsung's most current US designs.
Probably a 7.1cuft dryer and a 4.x washer.
But the dryer has to be some kind of weird Frankenstein thing.
The labeling for the refrigerant suggests some HUGE heat pump, but cycle times don't.
So have they just taken the regular A+++ heat pump base and slapped it into a huge cabinet?
But why only in certain EU countries?
Changing the stickers on the facia really isn't much of a hazzle, right?
They are all EU regulation compliant and have to be CE approved, so they can be sold anywhere in the EU.
Why not here in Germany?
The channel on YT I found them in was Öko LAV864, they have a whole bunch of videos on there if you want to check them out.
